Comments on: Why Pathophysiology Must Be Deeply Understood to Think More Like a Nurse https://www.keithrn.com/2018/06/pathophysiology/ Teach How Nurses Actually Practice. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Keith Rischer https://www.keithrn.com/2018/06/pathophysiology/#comment-391 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 08:51:46 +0000 https://www.keithrn.com/?p=85697#comment-391 In reply to Thomas Oertel.

Thank you for sharing your strategy with other educators! According to the science of learning, using other ways of learning including kinesthetic reinforces learning and even creates new neuronal connections. Your student feedback reinforces this as well!

]]> By: Thomas Oertel https://www.keithrn.com/2018/06/pathophysiology/#comment-390 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:19:03 +0000 https://www.keithrn.com/?p=85697#comment-390 What strategies have you found effective to integrate pathophysiology in the class?

I use the adage, “if you can draw it, you understand it” my telemetry tech/advanced ECG course. Example: heart blocks. I have the students draw 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree AV blocks then write in their own words the features of each. The students find drawing these arrhythmias difficult. But, the students say that the exercise reinforces the material.

Thomas Oertel, DNP, RN, NP
Professor Emeritus, Nursing Education (retired)
Grossmont College

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